May 4th (1945) was a Friday. It's the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 241 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th May, 1945
» World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
» World War II: German surrender at Lüneburg Heath, the North German Army surrenders to Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein e.g Bernard Montgomery.
» World War II: Denmark is granted liberation, when Germany was forced to step out of Denmark thus ending 5 years of occupation.
Famous Birthdays on May 4 in 1945
» Jan Mulder (footballer) named Jan Mulder, Dutch footballer and journalist
» N. Ram, Indian journalist
May 4th Famous Deaths for 1945
» Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
May 4th Holidays in History
» Bird Day Bird Day named Bird Day (United States)
» Cassinga Day (Namibia)
» Christian feast day:
» Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
» Protestant Reformation e.g English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era (Church of England)
» F. C. D. Wyneken (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
» Saint Florian e.g Florian
» Gotthard of Hildesheim
» Judas Cyriacus
» Saint Monica of Hippo named Monica of Hippo
» Sacerdos of Limoges
» Venerius of Milan
» May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Day of the adoption of the On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia known as Declaration of independence (Latvia)
» Remembrance days in Slovakia named Death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik Day (Slovakia)
» Greenery Day (Japan)
» May Fourth Movement commemorations:
» Public holidays in the Republic of China known as Literary Day (Republic of China)
» Culture of Afghanistan Holidays known as Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled (Afghanistan)